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No. 772,261. PATENTED oc'T. 11, 1904. B. M. STANNARD.

CLIP. APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

BRUCE M. STANNARD, OF BAINBRIDGE, NEW YORK.

CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,261, dated October11, 1904.

Application filed May 31, 1904. Serial No. 210,573. (No model.)

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ous materials or articles. -The object of the invention is to provide aclip which is simple of construction, eflicient in use, inexpensive ofproduction, and adapted to firmly grip and hold the article or materialuntil manually released without injury to the same in any way andwithout requiring the punching of holes in the material or article forits application.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a clipembodying my Invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the.

same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section, andFig. 5 is atransverse section.

The invention comprises in its construction two main members 1 and 2,each formed of a single piece of wire, and a tubular sleeve or The wireof which the member 1 is formed is bent to provide a substantiallyrectangular frame consisting of the side bars 4:, front cross-piece 5,and a rear cross-piece formed by inturned portions 6, terminatingin eyes7, located side by side and in alinement, as shown. At a point a shortdistance from the cross-piece 5 the side bars 4 are bent or coiled toprovide bearing-eyes 8. by the formation of which the side bars 4 areprojected backward beyond the coil. The cross-piece 5 serves as a fixedor stationary jaw of relatively restricted width and may be toothed orserrated on its under side, as shown at 9, to firmly grip or engage thematerial or article to be held or fastened. In forming the member 1, asthus described, a singlepiece of wire of the desired gage and length istaken and bent centrally to form the front crosspiece 5, thence extendedrearwardly and coiled to form the arms 4 and bearing-eyes 8, and finallybent inwardly at the rear to form the inturned portions 6 and bent orcoiled to form the eyes 7 lying in alinement with each other to serve asa guide for an operating-cord, as hereinafter described.

The member 2 consists of a single piece of wire bent centrally to form across-piece 10, forming a jaw to coact with the front crossbar or jaw 5of the part 1, thence extended rearwardly to form converging side arms11, which are bent to provide coils l2, and finally bent at their freeends to form eyes 13.

The coils 12 of the member 2 receive and clasp the member 3, whichconsists of a tubular spindle which is journaled at its ends in thebearing-eyes 8 of the member 1 and supports the member 2 intermediate ofthe arms 4 of said member 1, thus allowing the member 2 to be swung tomove the jaw 10 into and out of coacting relation with the jaw 5. Thespindle 3 is preferably made of some resilient or spring metal and issplit throughout its length, as shown at 141, to adapt it to be heldunder tension by the coils 12 to fit it securely thereto, and at itsends said spindle is slightly flared, as shown at 15, to engage thecoils 8, which hold it from endwise movement therein and casualdisconnection from the member 1. By this construction the parts 1 and 2will be pivotally connected and securely retained in proper relativeengagement.

A cord or other flexible operating device 15 is looped through the eyes13 of the member 2 and provided with a knot 16 to retain it inengagement therewith and thence passes through the eyes 7 of themember 1. The function of this cord is to enable the part 2 to beconveniently operated and held in engaging position from a distant pointor suspended to hold an article securely clamped between the jaws 5 and10.

In connecting the clip with the piece of leather or fabric to bestretchedon any material or article to be fastened or suspended the clipis brought into position to admit an edge of the material or articlebetween the jaws 5 and 10, and then the cord 15 is drawn upon to movethe jaw 10 toward the jaw 5 and clamp said article or material firmlyagainst the same. The cord 15 may then be secured to any suitablesupport to hold the member 2 in fastening position, and when this hasbeen done it will be observed that until the tension on said cord isreleased the article or material held between the jaws 5 and 10 cannotpossibly pull out or become detached and that said jaws will hold thesame firmly without injury or without the necessity of punching holes inthe material or otherwise mutilating the same to adapt the jaws to bebrought into engagement therewith.

The device will be found exceedingly useful in leather-factories forstretching hides, and it may also be used for stretching fabrics ofvarious kinds and for holding and suspending various materials orarticles, and as it is simple in construction it may be cheaplymanufactured and sold at comparatively low cost. It is also durable andwhen used in leatherfactories for stretching leather obviates thenecessity of making holes in the same, as is required when theold-fashioned toggle or fastener is used, takes up less room, and allowsthe finisher to work to the edge of the leather without loss of time, asthe fastener is of such form as to offer no obstruction to freemanipulation during the finishing treatment.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of theinventionwill be readily understood without require ing a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A clip comprising two members pivoted together, one of said membersprovided with a jaw or cross-bar and terminal eyes adapted to form aguide for an operating-cord, and the other member having a jaw orcross-bar, converging arms, and a terminal eye on each of saidconverging arms for the operating-cord, and said operating-cord securedto the latter eyes and passing through the former eyes, sub stantiallyas described.

2. A clip of the character described comprising a member composed of asingle piece of wire bent to form a cross-bar or ja'w, side armsprovided with bearing-eyes and end portions having terminal guide-eyes,a spindle journaled in said bearingeyes, a movable member consisting ofa single piece of wire bent to form a jaw, coils engaging said spindleand termina eyes, and a cord connected to said terminal eyes andextending through the guide-eyes in the first-named member,substantially as described.

3. A clip of the character described, comprising a frame member bent toform an end piece or jaw, side arms having bearing-eyes, and end piecesformed with terminal guideeyes, a split resilient sleeve or spindlejournaled in said bearing-eyes, a movable member consisting of a singlepiece of wire bent to form a jaw, side arms formed with coils engagingsaid sleeve or spindle and terminal eyes, and a cord connected to saideyes and extending through the said guide-eyes in the frame member,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit:

nesses.

BRUCE M. STANNARD.

WVitnesses:

JULIEN Sco'rT, L. E. HOVEY.

